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This glimmering scepter is a secret weapon in pro kitchens the world over. If you’ve ever wondered how restaurants consistently nail temps on meat, fish, and baked goods the humble cake tester is your answer. A meat thermometer provides an accurate but detached numerical answer, the cake tester offers an opportunity to cook intuitively. To use your senses and be more connected to your food. To understand what medium-rare feels like, not what a digital probe tells you. If you treat this battle sword well, you may not need to buy another cake tester again.
Form-
A cake tester that doesn’t melt, snap, or separate. Noyau is built with tough Japanese steel, a more fitting material than the polyurethane often used by manufacturers. Taking inspiration from cocktail pins found at bars and antique shops in Kyoto, Noyau's head is stamped flat to feel like a weighted guitar pick, and pinched at the base to keep the rod firmly in place. The tip is pointed, to mimic a toothpick and slide through meat, fish, cake, and veg without damaging flesh, fiber, or crumb.
Origin-
Niigata, Japan
Material-
18/8 Japanese stainless steel
Length-
5.5 inches
Cleaning-
Hand-wash only, please.
Handling-
Noyau's tip is sharp out of the box, please use with caution. If you would like it less sharp, a few passes on medium-grit sandpaper or something similar will do the trick.
Packaging-
Little pink box constructed with recycled chipboard
Doneness Guide:
Insert skewer in center from side, should feel like sliding through butter. If there is any resistance, cook longer - you are poking through uncooked fibers.
Insert skewer in thickest area, hold for a few moments, remove and test on lower lip or inner wrist. Just below skin temp = Rare. Slightly warm = Med Rare. Almost hot = Medium. Hot to the touch = Well-Done.
Insert skewer in thickest area of thigh/breast. Hold for a few moments, remove and test. Should feel hot to the touch.
Use in place of toothpick.
If there is any resistance, cook longer. Should feel soft siding through.
Insert skewer in center from top. Hold for a moment. Remove and test.
Ceramics Information
Capacity: 280ml
Ceramics Information
Capacity: 380ml
Specifications
Style: | Yanagiba |
Blade Length: | 210mm |
Overall Length: | 365mm |
Weight: | 197g |
Blade Height @ Heel: | 51mm |
Bevel: | Double Bevel |
Spine Thickness @ Heel: | 4.5mm |
Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 2.7mm |
Spine Thickness 1cm from tip: | 0.9mm |
Blade Material: | Blue 2 Core, Carbon Clad, Kurouchi Finish |
Handle Material: | Octagon Walnut w/ Pakkawood Bolster |
HRC: | ~63 |
Accessories Information
The Rockstar Series from Shapton improve on the GlassHR Series by removing the glass backing, and adding extra stone thickness for a longer lifespan. They are a hard stone that offers lighter feedback levels than other stones, but cut very fast, require no soaking, and are very slow to dish.
- Overall size: 210 x 70 x 10mm
- Micron: 4
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Mesh: 3000
- No Case Included
Specifications
Style: | Gyuto |
Blade Length: | 210mm |
Overall Length: | 365mm |
Weight: | 197g |
Blade Height @ Heel: | 51mm |
Bevel: | Double Bevel |
Spine Thickness @ Heel: | 4.5mm |
Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 2.7mm |
Spine Thickness 1cm from tip: | 0.9mm |
Blade Material: | Blue 2 Core, Carbon Clad, Kurouchi Finish |
Handle Material: | Octagon Ebony |
HRC: | ~63 |
Knife Information
A relatively young but masterful blacksmith, Shigeki Tanaka crafts his knives in a workshop in Miki City, Japan. Known for being skilful and creative, he works with almost all knifemaking steels, from high carbon like Aogami, to powder stainless steel. His range of R2/SG2 Black Damascus had our jaws on the floor when we received our first shipment from him!
The first thing we noted was the impeccable presentation. A Palownia wooden box houses all his R2 knives and is lined with red velvet. The etching of these blades has left a dark, misty, striking Damascus pattern, and are dressed in Walnut handles. Beautifully thin grinds ensure fantastic cutting performance, and 64HRC guarantees phenomenal edge retention
Best paired with a 27cm felt lined blade guard and a 1000/6000 whetstone
Specifications
Style: | Gyuto |
Blade Length: | 240mm |
Overall Length: | 395mm |
Weight: | 181g |
Blade Height @ Heel: | 52mm |
Bevel: | Double Bevel |
Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 2mm |
Blade Material: | R2/SG2 Black Damascus |
Handle Material: | Octagon Walnut |
HRC: | ~64 |
Specifications
Style: | Bunka |
Blade Length: | ~170mm |
Height @ Heel: | 45mm |
Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 2mm |
Weight: | 127g |
Blade Material: | SG2 w/ Stainless Tsuchime Clad |
Handle Material: | Octagon Ebony w/Blonde |
HRC: | ~63 |
Specifications
Style: | Gyuto |
Blade Length: | 206mm |
Overall Length: | 350mm |
Height @ Heel: | 49.5mm |
Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 2mm |
Weight: | 181g |
Blade Material: | VG10 Core, Tsuchime Damascus Clad |
Handle Material: | Octagon Ebony |
HRC: | ∼61 |